in southern Albania. Once the Blenheims had bombed their target (five Italian warships) and were on their return flight, Flight Lieutenant Pattle ordered the Hurricanes to hunt in pairs over the warships, where several Italian fighters were seen. At once a lone G.50bis attacked Pattle and his wingman, on this occasion Cullen. Pattle reported shooting down the Fiat and watching it spiral into a mountainside, but at this moment a second Fiat jumped Cullen's Hurricane and he was not seen again. His aircraft crashed near Himarë, and the Australian was killed; he was twenty-three years old. The citation for his DFC was promulgated in the London Gazette on 14 March: Although the Australian official history puts the number of Cullen's victories at thirteen, his total score is more commonly estimated as sixteen, or sixteen-and-a-half. He is buried in Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, Tirana, Albania. His name appears on the Commemorative Roll at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Notes References 1917 births 1940s missing person cases 1941 deaths Australian aviators Australian Jews Australian people of the Spanish Civil War Australian World War II flying aces Aviators killed by being shot down Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II International Brigades personnel Australian Jewish military personnel Missing in action of World War II People from Newcastle, New South Wales Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force pilots of World War II